What stats have you found most surprising so far this season?
For me:
1. Alabama has won 100(!) straight games vs unranked opponents. That's insane. Also, they haven't lost to an SEC East team since 2010. Unreal.
2. Clemson: Transfers OUT last season: 20. Clemson transfers IN during the entire Dabo era? 0.
3. 26 Undefeated Teams remain. 15 of those teams are ranked between 80 and 130 in passing attempts, including Oklahoma State, Arkansas, Baylor, Cincinnati, Ole Miss. Georgia is 78. Undefeated team that ranks the highest on the passing attempts list: Maryland at 19.
What's jumped out to you?
September 30th, 2021 at 9:08 AM ^
Zero Michigan turnovers in 4 games.
September 30th, 2021 at 9:09 AM ^
Oh shit...yeah. I figured Washington would get a pick. I'm also assuming Wisconsin will too.
September 30th, 2021 at 9:47 AM ^
we're averaging less than 14 pass attempts a game, that's going to greatly reduce the chance of an interception happening
September 30th, 2021 at 10:34 AM ^
we're averaging less than 14 pass attempts a game, that's going to greatly reduce the chance of an interception happening
That's true.
But it also increases our chances of a fumble happening. And that hasnt happened (yet)
September 30th, 2021 at 11:24 AM ^
i suspect the number of fumbles per carry tends to be lower than interceptions per pass attempt (in general) for a number of reasons. yet our RB's have done a great job thus far this season as well.
As the age old saying goes:
when you throw a pass three things can happen to it and two of them are bad
September 30th, 2021 at 12:05 PM ^
I tried to find those stats (fumbles per carry, interceptions per pass attempt) a couple weeks ago and had no luck. The best I could find was some NFL data from 2014-2019 showing fumbles, number of carries, and int per pass. The rates were roughly equivalent. However, that didn’t show just rushing fumbles. It included all fumbles, like WR fumbles after receptions, strip-sack fumbles and ST fumbles. Also NFL QBs should be less INT-prone. Italics because I’ve watched the lions for 45 years.
September 30th, 2021 at 1:43 PM ^
I imagine the exact stats would be pretty tough to narrow down.... it just stands to reason, a hand off involves two players with a low likelihood of a defender interfering at the moment of exchange.. typically the number of carries in a game will be done by three or less backs. If one of them has a case of butter fingers, he's likely to see fewer carries. In the passing game, there are any number of targets, being targeted at any number of locations on the field. Numerous defensive players between the passer and the receiver. A fair number of attempts can have a defender affecting the play at the beginning of the pass as well as at the line of scrimmage and also at the receiving end.... there are just so many more variables, as i see it.
September 30th, 2021 at 2:42 PM ^
i would guess the INT rate is at least double the fumble rate.
September 30th, 2021 at 10:40 PM ^
I doubt this is true
September 30th, 2021 at 10:16 AM ^
Excellent point, but also we have gotten only 2 fumbles, 1 pick, and 7 sacks so far against weak competition which includes 2 MAC schools. These stats need to improve.
September 30th, 2021 at 11:14 AM ^
Zero sacks as well, if I'm not mistaken.
September 30th, 2021 at 1:18 PM ^
One sack. But your point stands.
September 30th, 2021 at 4:20 PM ^
Uh oh. Now you've done it.
;-)
September 30th, 2021 at 9:08 AM ^
Regarding the Football Season through 4 weeks:
MGoBloggers
Optimistic 43.5
Pessimistic 6257
September 30th, 2021 at 9:14 AM ^
He said "surprising" statistics...
September 30th, 2021 at 9:25 AM ^
He is correct. He was surprised we still had 43.5 positive (BTW -- I am one of the delusional 43)
September 30th, 2021 at 9:27 AM ^
Hi, I'm 13/43. I've enjoyed this season immensely thus far. May it continue!
September 30th, 2021 at 9:31 AM ^
I think I'm #1 (where is Mantis Toboggan when you need him?)
September 30th, 2021 at 9:37 AM ^
Funny you should ask…He’s out selling Wolf Cola to the Jews in Boca Raton.
In fact, it’s become the official soft drink of Boca Raton.
September 30th, 2021 at 10:01 AM ^
Eating eggs.
September 30th, 2021 at 10:21 AM ^
It’s important to have a good hard boiled egg in these trying times.
September 30th, 2021 at 10:37 AM ^
For newbies unfamiliar with the board Mantis Toboggan he was the most unabashed optimist here for several years. And I'm pretty sure the stream of negativity finally got to him and he left.
Which sucks because he had a fair amount of inside information he'd share from time to time.
September 30th, 2021 at 11:04 AM ^
I haven't heard from him since he was bashing Chryst as a coach before our game against them in 2019. I look at that as the straw that broke the camel's back.
September 30th, 2021 at 1:45 PM ^
He was a former player, as i recall. may have been a practice squad guy, but was a member of the team at any rate.
September 30th, 2021 at 10:54 AM ^
Hi everyone, I'm #39 on the optimism train. I enjoy 4-0 starts, QB's with zero interceptions and teams with top ten rushing attacks.
September 30th, 2021 at 12:17 PM ^
I might be the 43.5. I'm enjoying the 4-0 start, and I do fully continue to predict us to be undefeated headed into The Game (like most years), but I also acknowledge we don't really know much, and won't, until this Saturday.
I don't understand being negative before you have reason to. Those people must lead miserable lives.
September 30th, 2021 at 5:07 PM ^
This doesn't bode well for a healthy outlook on life by many of these so called Wolverine fans. They need something to raise their quality of life I think.
September 30th, 2021 at 9:06 PM ^
Don't the two have to total to a whole number? (Sorry as I am an engineer and sometimes auditor.)
Is there an "Uncertain" category with 7.5 MGoBloggers?
September 30th, 2021 at 9:15 AM ^
The amount of OP that are personal feelings on the board… I just thought we were better then that.
… oh, were you talking about football
September 30th, 2021 at 9:36 AM ^
Then, we are better than that!
September 30th, 2021 at 9:17 AM ^
That a fanbase has to be approximately 7-0 before being willing to even consider enjoying the fact that their team is undefeated.
September 30th, 2021 at 10:19 AM ^
I actually generally agree with your sentiment but to play devil's advocate I can also see how Michigan this year feels quite similar to having unprotected sex with a beautiful woman with herpes. It's great and certainly you can enjoy it but damn you know what this is going to lead to.
September 30th, 2021 at 10:40 AM ^
A rather graphic simile. One slight tweak and I think we're there... Some Michigan fans feel the same fear about this season as if they were presented with the choice of having unprotected sex with a beautiful woman with herpes. They want the good, but are scared shitless about getting the bad.
I won't go quite so far as to say that life is like having unprotected sex with a beautiful woman with herpes, but life is full of situations in which you have to accept the possibility of negative circumstances while still trying to find the joy in the good things. And while I've been terrible at adopting a worldview that doesn't simply reflect my circumstances at any given point in time, I am getting better at it. It does have to be intentional though.
September 30th, 2021 at 10:46 AM ^
Yeah I'm with you there man I do agree with you. Thanks entertaining the conversation about beautiful women and herpes ;)
September 30th, 2021 at 11:36 AM ^
Does anyone have the number of said beautiful woman with herpes willing to have sex? [. . . asking for a friend.]
September 30th, 2021 at 1:49 PM ^
7-0? That’s it? Until we beat OSU, or at least look competitive, expectations will stay low. Too many times we have gone into that game confident and come out of it absolutely embarrassed. Records are important, but if you don’t beat rivals or high ranked teams, it doesn’t really mean as much. Ask Frost at UCF. A teams record doesn’t always tell the whole story.
September 30th, 2021 at 2:39 PM ^
By this logic, you'll never enjoy football season until it's over.
September 30th, 2021 at 9:22 AM ^
Our starting d has only given up 39 pts and 3 tds
September 30th, 2021 at 9:32 AM ^
OSU with a loss.
September 30th, 2021 at 10:55 AM ^
obligatory fuck Ohio State
September 30th, 2021 at 9:35 AM ^
Clemson Clemsoning again.
September 30th, 2021 at 10:10 AM ^
I'm half-surprised that the 'Clemson Clemsoning' thing hasn't morphed into a 'Michigan Michiganing' theme over the last 7 years, or so...
September 30th, 2021 at 10:56 AM ^
I probably don't wanna know, but what would be "Michiganing?" Setting downs on fire for various reasons?
September 30th, 2021 at 11:16 AM ^
Running the ball up the middle when both safeties are 5 yards off the line of scrimmage and a LB is covering the slot and still run blitzes.
September 30th, 2021 at 4:08 PM ^
That's too many syllables. It won't catch on, clearly.
September 30th, 2021 at 11:52 AM ^
I don't think they're really 'Clemsoning'. Clemsoning as I remember it was either 1) inexplicably losing to a bad team when you think Clemson might actually be good for once or 2) getting absolutely blown out in a big game
I think Clemson is still just in a down year. They've still got one of the most loaded rosters in CFB. If they come back next fall and keep losing to meh teams, then Clemsoning might be back on the menu
September 30th, 2021 at 12:38 PM ^
"Clemsoning" in a nutshell: https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/320040228
September 30th, 2021 at 1:47 PM ^
Clemsoning - in the classic sense - also was a very subtle onset, almost imperceptible even, until it would suddenly happen late in the 4th quarter and on a play you wouldn't expect to be botched in such an epic manner. I think we need to refine that bit of it if we are going to have "Michiganing" mean something beyond mere insanity (repeated inside runs with the expectation of results other than being dropped at the LOS).
September 30th, 2021 at 9:47 AM ^
being 4-0